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foundation

Review: L’Oreal True Match Super-Blendable Compact Makeup

March 14, 2009

You can’t always get what you want… or so the song goes! L’Oréal is offering coverage in a compact– coverage that travels well? I thought this might be too good to be true. I got my hot little hands on a compact of L’Oréal True Match Super Blendable Compact Makeup in W2, light ivory. I perked [...]

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REVIEW: Napoleon Perdis “The Butterfly Effect” Essentials Set

February 10, 2009

New from Napoleon Perdis is a beautiful set of 5 essentials! The Butterfly Effect features a Pro Palette Concealer, Long Black Mascara, Barely Blushing cheek & lip stain, the very famous Auto Pilot foundation primer, and a super cute foundation brush. While this retails at $75– keep in mind these are full sizes of product, [...]

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REVIEW: NVEY ECO Organic Bronzer & Organic Erase Concealer

January 23, 2009

Tirelessly on the prowl for the best in beauty, I came across NVEY ECO during one of my late night caffeine fueled Sephora.com journeys that I’m so famous for. Nowadays, we could pretty much set our clocks to the tune that everyone sings about how green and organic their cosmetics and skincare lines are. Is it just a [...]

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REVIEW: LORAC Co-Stars Lip Gloss & Breakthrough Performance Foundation

January 13, 2009

Right after Christmas I had reviewed the LORAC Natural Performance Foundation and LORAC Lashes mascara with great success. Can the same be said about LORAC’s Breakthrough Performance Foundation and the Co-Stars Lipgloss? Let’s get to it! Breakthrough Performance Foundation is a little bit different than your average liquid foundation. The SMS (Secondary Messenger System) Complex stimulates messages [...]

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REVIEW: LORAC Lashes & Natural Performance Foundation

December 31, 2008

I really put LORAC to the test on Christmas day. And I mean, I really pushed some products to the limits. Not too many products can make it through the sobfest that was me watching The Curious Case of Benjamin Button with my family. Every other scene I was crying. As soon as I had [...]

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The top-rated foundations by gals just like you!

November 14, 2008

Ladies, I so share your foundation dilemmas. It’s often a difficult and daunting task to find the right shade, let alone a formula that’s good for your skin too. It’s hard to know what direction to go in if you don’t even know where to start so I hope this little Beauty Bubble from Total [...]

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Tricia Sawyer Full Potential Foundation

August 14, 2008

I’ve never really been “wowed” by a cream foundation. For one, they break me out terribly, they make me look like a Kabuki dancer, and they slip slide all over the place. Tricia Sawyer has been professional film and print make-up artist for over 20 years. She’s created a great make-up line! I’m interested in a lot of [...]

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Smashbox Sheer Focus Tinted Moisturizer

July 14, 2008

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Benefit You’re Bluffing

May 30, 2007

photo credit: Benefit Cosmetics You’re Bluffing by Benefit is a creamy yellow concealer that helps minimize redness in the skin. I am super duper fair with pure pink undertones so I find concealers with green bases work best for me when I am really in need of being neutralized. I paired this and the Bluff [...]